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'File 29/7 I Consular: Passport and Visa Regulations (governing Bahrain, Muscat, Kuwait and other Shaikhdoms)' [‎256r] (516/590)

The record is made up of 1 file (292 folios). It was created in 24 Dec 1929-16 Oct 1934. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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I h«T« the honour to r«f«r to Cotonol S^rte'e
tespktith ho 4C/56R of sth. sarch 1954 euieerBiag tho
refusal of Persian Consular officers in ’Iraq to issue
Tisas for Persia os British .paosnorts/Sntorslaieats or
▼leas for wd Bahrain*
Acting Consul &t Bs^r&h has rmmtlj
brought to m no ties & TarlaU^n of this
a rofusal by the I'orsian Consul in Basrah to cr&at a rim
for i-aroU to lap. IHhi—d 8 iddiq» an ©mployo of the
aesid^aey and the holder of a British Indian passport,
on the grounds that his risa, for Basrah had been granted
by the Bold ileal Ag<mt» Bahrain,
3, The Acting Consul at Basrah accordingly issued
to Dr,3iddiq a pass^sort ralld far a single journey to
Persia and instructed him to surrender this to the
aesidency on arrival at Bmiitire and then to recover his
proper passport#
4# I am sending a copy of this despatch to His
Majestyfs Secretary of St&t# for India, the Foreign
Secretary to the Soverament of India and to His Msjesty , s
Charge d f Affaires, teshdad,
• I have the honour to be,
Sir#
Tour racist obedient,
humble Servant,
(3d) A# C# lalleway,
^or Acting British Consul-ns ral #
»*ty»s minister,
British legation,
Tehran*

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This file contains correspondence and documents related to passport and visa regulations in the various Shaikhdoms of the Gulf, primarily in Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat.

The majority of the correspondence is between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain; the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire and other British officials, both in the region and in London.

The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence in Arabic, including letters to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain from Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim, the Emir of Qatar.

On folios 134-135, the file contains a Foreign Office memorandum entitled 'Travel Documents for Persons proceeding to, and for Natives of, Certain British Protectorates and Certain Arab States'.

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1 file (292 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 292; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 9-260; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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